Yen Creations

This was a fun drawing as Im using the Duke 209 fountain pen with a fude nib.

I was not very good at controlling it as I feel awkward lifting and tilting the pen to an angle in order to have the stroke that I want. But with line variations, it really made the sketch more interesting. I am using the Atramentis Document ink Black for this sketch.

There are quite a few range of Atramentis ink and you need to get the correct one so that it won’t fade when you layer water over it. Document ink is the one you should choose.

For this sketch, I have given the vintage pickup a background so that it will looks more interesting . I am using indigo from Shinhan brand. The rest of the color Im using Winsor and Newton Cotman and Schminke . I love to mix colours using different brand.

By the way, this sketchbook is the normal sketchbook without any cotton contents . It cost me about USD 1.80 which is so affordable. I love the size which is 20 x 20 cm which give me ample space to work on with my subject.

It took a long time for the indigo paint to dry on the paper as maybe I applied too much paint on it.

Many beginner artist or sketcher like myself always culitivate a habit to always draw a line and then erase and then draw and erase. Who doesn’t wish for a clean and flawless sketchbook? This in long term can cause  detrimental to your confident level in your future sketching.

There is a simple way to train yourself on this confident drawing using a simple tool which is the writing pad. It is affordable which you can grab with less than USD 20.

There are ways like using those ” No erase challenge ” to force yourself intentionally not to use the eraser. There is no hard rule on this.

To use the no erase method on the writing pad for me is effective as the concept is simple. There is no way for you to undo the previous step once you have lay the lines on the pad. The only way to erase the whole thing is just a reset button which will remove ALL of your sketch in 1 second.

This way it will discourage to erase it as you really wish to keep the rest of the sketch. It will force you to train your eyes on the object and to be careful before laying your first line on the pad.This is actually a good way for practising purpose.

I hope this maybe beneficial to you. I have make a video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aHECKzLooA&feature=shareon this and you may check it out.

 

It is been awhile since my last post. I am preparing the sketches while I am back home after my family cruise trip and after that preparing for Christmas gifts and all. Yes, that was one of the busiest period of the year .While I am still busy filling up my holidays travelogue( I am really slow on that 🙁  )I will try to upload a few while I go along.